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Cloud Service Provider Rackspace on Buying Spree to Boost Services

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September 2, 2012
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Cloud Service Provider Rackspace on Buying Spree to Boost Services The latest addition is Mailgun, a transactional email service targeted at developers and Rackspace Senior Vice President of Corporate Development Pat Matthews says it will not be the last acquisition for the company.
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Hands on With Sony's NEX-5R WiFi Viewfinder Feature The model introduced at IFA is one of the first cameras that allows use of a smartphone or tablet PC as a remote viewfinder, and it is scheduled to ship in October.
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Dell, EMC, Cisco Tackle BYOD With Desktop Virtualization As the Bring Your Own Device trend gains traction, Dell and EMC/Cisco are taking different approaches to desktop virtualization.
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